Blantyre District Health Officer Medson Matchaya has described the construction of Gateway Clinic in Blantyre as the best remedy the country could ever come up with for the congestion that used to be experienced at the country\u2019s biggest referral hospital, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH).<\/p>\n
He said this on Tuesday when the Malawi Gaming and Lotteries Authority officially handed over the clinic to Blantyre District Health Office.<\/p>\n
Matchaya said since the facility was established, the pressure that QECH was experiencing subsided.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou may wish to know that Gateway Clinic is treating up to 6,000 patients per month and you and I know that those people would have been causing pressure at QECH. We believe if we had more of such facilities we would as a district forget almost all the health woes that we face,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Situated a stone throw away from Blantyre DHO\u2019s office and almost 500 metres from QECH, Gateway Clinic among other services offers out-patient services, under-five clinics and antiretroviral services.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hope that with this facility in operation, QECH\u2019s challenges are now a thing of the past,\u201d said Matchaya<\/p>\n
Speaking during the event, Malawi Gaming and Lotteries Authority chairperson Billy Banda said the institution provided the finances for the facility as a contribution to the health living of people in Blantyre and surrounding areas so that health-related challenges are minimised.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are committed to doing more because we have seen the need is much greater such that other players must also come in to assist. We cannot leave it all to government because our key stakeholders are the people who seek health services from these facilities,\u201d Banda said.<\/p>\n
The clinic was officially opened by former Ministry of Health Principal Secretary Chris Kang\u2019ombe in December 2013 to ease health woes in Blantyre dues to the absence of a district hospital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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